Cellini Salt Cellar & Russia-Estonia Vodka Pipeline

A novice art thief climbed up the scaffolding outside __________, crawled through a broken second-floor window, shattered a display case, and made off with one of the greatest Renaissance artifacts in the world while avoiding high-tech motion sensors and 24-hour security guards.

On May 11, 2003, a scandal erupted throughout Austria as a result of the early-morning theft of the __________, which was estimated to be worth £52 million.

On May 11, 2003, a scandal erupted throughout Austria as a result of the early-morning theft of the gold-plated salt cellar, which was estimated to be worth ___________.

In January 2006, police detained 50-year-old _________, a security alarm specialist, and voracious sculpture collector, after the thief's two unsuccessful attempts to demand ransom. He quickly admitted what happened, saying that the theft was "rather spontaneous".

The Renaissance treasure was hidden in a wooded area 90 kilometers (55 miles) northeast of ________.

On August 21, 1911, the renowned _________ by Leonardo da Vinci is taken from Paris's Louvre Museum, but it is found two years later when the criminals try to sell it.

On ________, the renowned Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci is taken from Paris's Louvre Museum, but it is found two years later when the criminals try to sell it.

On __________, the Netherlands' Kunsthal Museum was broken into by a Romanian gang, who made off with seven masterpieces worth £19 million.

On October 16, 2012, the was broken into by a Roman_________ian gang, who made off with seven masterpieces worth £19 million.

On October 16, 2012, the Netherlands' Kunsthal Museum was broken into by a _________, who made off with seven masterpieces worth £19 million.

From August to November 2004, a group of resourceful smugglers used a remarkable 2-km (114-mile) pipeline under the ____________ to smuggle massive amounts of vodka from Russia to Estonia in order to avoid paying taxes.

Vodka was much more expensive in Estonia, which had only recently joined the ______ on May 1, 2004, than it was in Russia.

Unfortunately, the smugglers were unable to locate even one customer for the illicit vodka in ___________, the nation's capital.

Finally, they unloaded it in _______, the second-largest city in Estonia.

Workers digging holes for trees found the pipeline along the bottom of a reservoir close to the border town of _______, which led to the accidental discovery of the operation.

Customs officers shut down the pipeline and seized__________ of the alcohol. Later on, in Tallinn, they also found a sizable amount of untaxed alcohol concealed in a truck.

According to estimates made by authorities, the group of ___ Russian and Estonian smugglers had already transported 7,450 liters (1,638 gallons) of vodka from Russia to Estonia when they were caught.

According to estimates made by authorities, the group of 11 Russian and Estonian smugglers had already transported ________ of vodka from Russia to Estonia when they were caught.

On 1916, rum-runners sneak alcohol by boat from _________________ after the state of Michigan outlawed the selling of alcohol.

On August 12, 1998, a pipeline used to import alcohol from __________ is discovered by Lithuanian police.

On January 6, 2014, 2,500 bottles worth between $150,000 and $200,000 are seized by ____________ police when they detain a local attorney for selling expensive wine illegally out of his home's basement.